Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Wife Face New Charges over Alleged Torture
The revised indictment adds torture allegations tied to a system of repression that prosecutors say targeted more than a dozen American citizens.
- On Thursday, federal prosecutors in New York unsealed new charges against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, accusing them of conspiring to torture individuals held in Venezuelan prisons.
- Prosecutors allege that Maduro "presided over this system of repression and torture" since about 2013, authorizing violence and military detention to target political opponents and destabilize the United States.
- The indictment details horrific abuse against American citizens, including electric shocks, beatings, and forced consumption of vomit, intended to use victims as leverage for potential prisoner exchanges with the United States.
- Meanwhile, a federal judge denied pretrial release for Flores, who sought house arrest citing heart issues and a 25-pound weight loss, as prosecutors argued she poses an "extreme risk of flight."
- Maduro and Flores remain held at a federal detention center in Brooklyn awaiting their trial scheduled for June next year, while the former president maintains his innocence, claiming political prisoner status.
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The new indictment in New York details alleged abuses against detainees and adds one more chapter to the trial against the couple
On Thursday, 8 October, the U.S. courts launched new prosecutions for "torture" against former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. They have been detained in New York since January 2026.
U.S. justice claims that the ex-leader of Venezuela and his wife were at the heart of a decision-making mechanism regarding acts of torture against opponents, such as electrocutions, beatings or drowning simulations.
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Le Journal de QuebecOn Thursday, the American justice system initiated new prosecutions for torture against former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
Nicolas Maduro and His Wife Face Torture Charge
“Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are now facing an additional charge of conspiracy to commit torture as federal prosecutors filed a superseding indictment in the Southern District of New York on Thursday,” CBS News reports.
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